The Truth About Cars

The Truth About Cars

Like the site it’s named after, TheTruthAboutCars podcast lives up to its billing by delivering exactly that: the truth about cars. Each week Managing Editor Tim Healey is joined by different members of the colorful TTAC writing staff to cover the news of the week, discuss industry trends impacting car shoppers, and even geek out about topics like their favorite cars of the ‘90s. Plus, each week we’re joined by an industry analysts to unpack the news of the week. Rich with commentary, this podcast promises the unvarnished truth about the latest new vehicle debuts, where the industry is headed and whatever new wheels the team has been testing. Subscribe today!

Episodes

Here's Why Consumers Like Dealership Service

May 2, 2025 • 69 mins
Consumers might actually like car dealership service better than independent shops. We ask J.D. Power's Stewart Stropp why. Matthew Guy and I talk tires and NASCAR, as well. Talladega had a lot of gold to mine. We thank Stewart Stropp and Matthew Guy for their time and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening!
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Talking Design With Kia at the New York Auto Show

April 25, 2025 • 57 mins
Hello and welcome to the TTAC podcast! This week we discuss car design with Kia. We also talk about using clay bars for spring cleaning for your car and ponder if there's too much NASCAR. We thank Tom Kearns and John Buckingham for their time and Kia for making the arrangements. We also thank TTAC contributor Matthew Guy for his time and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, thank you for listening!
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TTAC At The 2025 New York Auto Show

April 19, 2025 • 56 mins
This week we discuss all the debuts at the 2025 New York Auto Show and sit down with Kia to talk about handling tariffs, sales, and more. We also discuss NASCAR at Bristol and garage creepers with TTAC contributor Matthew Guy. We thank Eric Watson from Kia and Matthew Guy for their time, and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening!
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Predicting How Tariffs Will Affect the Auto Industry

April 11, 2025 • 67 mins
This week on the TTAC podcast, we tackle tariffs with Robby DeGraff from AutoPacific. There's a lot of moving parts and unpredictability, but we do our best to make sense of it all. As usual, TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I chat about products we use and NASCAR. This week, it's all about locking pliers with a slide hammer and NASCAR's throwback weekend at Darlington. We thank Robby and Matthew for their time, and Matt Posky for ...
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Have We Reached "Peak Truck"?

April 4, 2025 • 56 mins
This week, we speak with Brian Gordon from the Dave Cantin Group about whether the market has hit "peak truck" or not. We also discuss oil-filter wrenches and Tim rants about dirty racing in NASCAR. We thank Brian and Matthew Guy for their time, and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening!
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Is Your Car Spying On You?

March 28, 2025 • 68 mins
This week we sit down with Derek Kravitz from Consumer Reports to discuss if your car is spying on you. Also, TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I discuss roof racks and a very fast Sunday at Miami. You can find us wherever you get your podcasts and at TTAC.com. We thank Derek and Matthew and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening!
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Here Are the Best Cars For Families

March 21, 2025 • 70 mins
Hello and welcome to the Truth About Cars podcast. I am Tim Healey, the managing editor, and this week we’re discussing onboard diagnostics, the best cars for families, and the wheels falling off with NASCAR in Las Vegas. Also, are NASCAR races too long? TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I bat that idea around, and we also discuss onboard diagnostic tools for your car. Alex Kwanten from U.S. News and World Report stops by to discus...
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These Are The Most-Shopped Vehicles

March 14, 2025 • 52 mins
Hello and welcome to the TTAC podcast! Today we're talking the vehicles that are most shopped for, NASCAR at Phoenix, and jack stands. Greg Migliore, VerticalScope's editorial director, stops by to discuss the vehicles that consumers are shopping for the most. Then TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I discuss jack stands and what happened during the NASCAR race at Phoenix. We thank Greg and Matthew for their time and Matt Posky for e...
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Can AI Provide Onboard Diagnostics?

March 7, 2025 • 70 mins
Hello and welcome to The Truth About Cars Podcast! Today we’re talking about AI-driven onboard diagnostics, winter car care, and a good ‘ole NASCAR shootout in Texas. We’ll be chatting with Daniel Nieh and Codrin Cobzaru from Sparq Diagnostics, a company that offers AI onboard diagnostics, about how their product works. TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I then dig into winter car care tips and the NASCAR race in Austin. Find us wher...
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Here's What's Happening in the World of Auctions

February 28, 2025 • 65 mins
On this week's podcast we talk with Steven Posner from Putnam Leasing about what's happening in the auction world. TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I then get into what happened at the NASCAR race in Atlanta -- and we also, in our Stuff We Use segment, discuss replacing front struts without sending one flying across the shop. As always, you can find us wherever you get your podcasts. We thank Steven and Matthew for their time, and ...
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Here's How Jeep Plans to Get Back on Track

February 21, 2025 • 68 mins
This week we discuss high-performance tires, the Daytona 500, and Jeep’s plans to get back on track. TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I discuss high-performance rubber for your sports car in our Stuff We Use segment, and he and I also go deep on Daytona. Mike Koval, Jeep’s sales boss, comes on to discuss how the iconic brand lost its way and what it’s doing to get back on the right path. We thank Matthew Guy and Mike Koval, and Mat...
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Focusing on Fiat’s Future

February 14, 2025 • 38 mins
This week we chat with Fiat about the brand’s American future before digging into a cop-car scandal up north. All that and more on this week’s TTAC podcast
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Subaru Stars at the 2025 Chicago Auto Show

February 7, 2025 • 39 mins
On this week's TTAC podcast, we're talking with Bill Stokes, Car Line Planning Manager at Subaru, about the new 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid and 2025 Subaru Forester Wilderness, both of which were unveiled at the 2025 Chicago Auto Show. Matthew Guy and I discuss exhaust patches for your old hooptie and run down the NASCAR Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. We thank Bill, Matthew, and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, thank you for lis...
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These Are the Hot Collector Cars for 2025

January 31, 2025 • 69 mins
Today we're used-car heavy on both ends of the spectrum. We chat with Hagerty's Brian Rabold about hot collector cars and later Matthew Guy and I discuss cheap used cars. We also spend some time on dash cams -- the basics and what might work best for you. Find us on TTAC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening!
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Here's What's Hot at CES This Year

January 24, 2025 • 61 mins
This week we chat with Robby DeGraff from AutoPacific about what he saw at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. We then delve into Stuff We Use -- and what's happening with collector-car auctions. As always, please find us wherever you get your podcasts. We thank Robby and Matthew for their time and Matt Posky for editing. Thanks for listening!
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What's the Best Day to Buy a Used Car?

January 16, 2025 • 68 mins
This week, we have Karl Brauer from iSeeCars.com on to talk with about a couple of different topics. Karl and I discuss the best -- and worst -- days to buy a used car, and then we segue into the possible Honda/Nissan merger. As usual, Matthew Guy stops by to discuss Stuff We Use and NASCAR. When it comes to the former, we have a battle of lubricants. As for the latter, we talk about sponsorships and NASCAR's experimentation with A...
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Is the Detroit Auto Show Dead?

January 10, 2025 • 55 mins
We discuss the future of auto shows with VerticalScope Editorial Director Greg Migliore, with a particular focus on why Detroit is so quiet this year. Matthew Guy and I then discuss all-weather tires and Helio Castroneves's foray into NASCAR. We thank Greg, Matthew, and Matt Posky for editing. Find us wherever you get your podcasts, and thanks for listening!
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Here Are the Best Cars We Drove in 2024

December 27, 2024 • 61 mins
We're guest-free for the final podcast of 2024 -- it's TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I riffing on the best cars we drove in 2024. We also discuss wet/dry vacuums and NASCAR's ongoing legal wrangling with its race teams. You can find us wherever you get your podcasts. We thank Matthew for his time and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening!
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Here's What Will Happen to the Auto Industry in 2025

December 20, 2024 • 68 mins
This week on the TTAC podcast, industry analyst Paul Waati and host Tim Healey pull out the crystal ball and look into the automotive industry future. TTAC contributor Matthew Guy swings by to discuss Level 2 home chargers for EVs and NASCAR paint schemes. We thank Paul and Matthew and Matt Posky for editing. Find us wherever you get your podcasts and thank you for listening!
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Here's the Truth About the EV Market

December 13, 2024 • 61 mins
On this week's TTAC podcast, we talk with Tyson Jominy from J.D. Power about the state of the EV market -- and what the near future holds. Matthew Guy and I discuss car-detailing products and then have a fun discussion about who should be the NASCAR driver of the year in our opinion. Find us wherever you get your podcasts and as always, thanks for listening!
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